"What do you mean by this?" Qi Chengcheng asked thoughtfully. Press ctrl + d to quickly collect """
"When children in our village get into fights, if someone is the first to come to someone else's place, it must be the one who wants to fight the most." Niu Liancheng said while eating an apple.
"Give me an apple." Qi Chengcheng suddenly said, looking at Niu Liancheng shaking his head, his eyes widened: "I know you have a lot of apples, if you don't give them to me, I will throw them all into the sea for you!"
Niu Liancheng reluctantly took out an apple and gave it to Qi Chengcheng.
Qi Chengcheng took a big bite and kept thinking about Niu Liancheng's words in his mind.
"When children fight in our village, if someone is the first to suggest coming to someone else's place, that person must be the one who wants to fight the most."
Judging from the information sent by the intelligence department, Kato Kanji took the initiative to request the war through his relationship with Prince Fushimi Miyahiro, which means that he was actually eager for the war.
If the Japanese Navy is far calmer than the Japanese Army, then Kanji Kato is the uncool one among the Japanese Navy.
"Kato Kanji is also very courageous and likes to do things on his own... What do you do yourself? Uncle Qi?"
"Make your own decision."
"Yes, make your own decision." Niu Liancheng then remembered this idiom: "Do you still remember what was said about him in the intelligence?"
Qi Chengcheng nodded while holding an apple in his hand.
After the outbreak of World War I, Kanji Kato served as the commander of the Special Southern Detachment. He took the 14,600-ton cruiser battleship "Ibuki" and the light cruiser "Chikuma" to Australian waters to fight against the German Far East Fleet, and then escorted
The Australian troop transport went to Europe to participate in the Gallipoli landing battle. "Ibuki" was the only Japanese warship under the command of the British Admiralty during the war. Captain Kanji Kato and the captain of the British ship "Minotaur"
They jointly commanded the two ships to exchange tactics. It is said that they were angry with the British in Australia. After that, they became an anti-British and American faction. After the war, they served as the head of the Japanese military investigation team to Germany. From then on, they became
A pro-German.
Kanji Kato noticed the fact that during World War I, Germany was actually ahead of Britain and France in technology such as artillery, aircraft, and submarines. This could help the Japanese Navy relieve its worries about not being able to get British naval technology help after the Japan-British alliance.
.At that time, the German naval authorities and ordinary Germans took the initiative to open various secrets to Japan out of hatred for Britain and France, such as the physical diesel engine and secondary battery of the 2,200-ton submarine that Germany was prohibited from owning under the Paris Peace Agreement.
It was smuggled back to Japan by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding. At that time, Britain, the United States, France and other countries were aware of this private transaction between Japan and Germany, and had great doubts. But what they didn't know was that there was another agreement between Germany and Japan.
Secret memo.
A memorandum originally written as a "personal contract" was secretly signed between German Navy Minister Lieutenant General Troda and Kato Kanji. The main contents are three points: 1.
All German submarine drawings were handed over to Japan.2.
Germany dispatches two submarine officers who have been placed in reserve to Japan. 3.
Japan's improvements in German technology were all returned to Germany when Germany could adopt them. Japanese Navy Minister Kato Yusaburo was so frightened after hearing the report of Lieutenant Colonel Hara Ganjiro of the investigation team, although the memorandum stated "personal contract"
"These few words, but this thing is essentially a kind of naval agreement between Germany and Japan. They immediately ordered the naval attache in France, Colonel Okaku Sumio, and the naval attache in Britain, Hisahe Iida, to deal with the matter. They must destroy this memorandum. Handle this matter
It took nearly a year, but I finally managed to get that thing back from the Germans that made people tremble with fear just thinking about it...
From this incident, it can be seen that Kanji Kato is a man who makes his own decisions and does whatever he wants without caring about the country at all. He even drags the entire country into the flames of war for his own personal preferences.
And this character of his has also become a weakness that the enemy can exploit...
Qi Chengcheng completely understood. Niu Liancheng was telling himself that as long as the "Shanghai" found a way to really anger Kanji Kato, war would be inevitable!
The "Shanghai" destroyer will provoke a naval battle between China and Japan!
It was too daring to use a destroyer to provoke a naval war between two countries. Although the Chinese government has made up its mind to fight the Japanese navy, if it wants to be held responsible in the future, or to find a scapegoat, it will be ugly.
Even if the "Shanghai" had not sunk under Japanese artillery fire, it would have been severely sanctioned by the government!
However, even though Qi Chengcheng was getting older, his courage had also grown. He ate up the apple in several mouthfuls, and said one word fiercely from his mouth:
"Dry!"
"Oh, let's do it. Uncle Qi is the captain and I will listen to you in everything." Niu Liancheng, who indirectly helped Qi Chengcheng come up with such an idea, said nonchalantly.
Qi Chengcheng glared at him: "Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid?"
Niu Liancheng smiled naively: "They all call me a fool..."
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Japanese Navy Second Fleet, flagship "King Kong".
On December 1, 1921, the Second Fleet was disbanded due to the reduction of ships. On December 1, 1922, the fleet was reorganized after a year.
According to the commander of the Second Fleet, Kanji Kato, the Second Fleet is reborn like a phoenix rising from the flames!
After the confrontation between Chinese and Japanese warships began in the "Senkaku Islands", Kanji Kato took the initiative to lead the Second Fleet on the expedition. Japanese Prime Minister Kato Tomosaburo, who was seriously ill, even called him over and gave him careful instructions.
No matter how much tolerance you have, you can't fire the first shot unless absolutely necessary.
Kanji Kato disagreed greatly with Yusaburo Kato's words.
There was already a conflict between him and Kato Yusaburo.
He was the president of the Naval University that year and was promoted to lieutenant general in the same year. He was the chief naval attaché at the Washington Conference and a staunch opponent of the Washington Naval Treaty. He fiercely opposed Kato Tomosaburo, the chairman and plenipotentiary of the pro-treaty faction. The British and American media at the time called Kato Tomosaburo "the great leader."
Kato", and Kanji Kato, who is not as big as Okato in both official position and position, is called "Little Kato". An extremely fierce quarrel started between Little Kato and Okato, and the center of the quarrel was this 60% ratio
.Because the Military Command’s calculations hope that this ratio will be 70%. This was calculated by the famous Japanese Navy staff officer Sato Tetsutaro.
But Kato Yuzaburo was determined. In terms of official position, merit, and qualifications, Kato Kanji was far behind Kato Kato. When Kato junior joined the navy, his instructor was Kato Yuzaburo who was already a captain. Kato Kato's opposition to senior Kato's was not famous.
In this way, Japan signed the naval agreement.
Regarding this result, moderates toward the U.S. represented by Tomosaburo Kato believed that in order to avoid confrontation with the United States, they had to compromise; hardliners toward the U.S. represented by Kanji Kato, the head of the Naval Command Department, gritted their teeth at this result.
On the night when Japan accepted the disarmament ratio proposed by the United States, Kanji Kato burst into tears and shouted: "The war against the United States begins today! We must take revenge!"
Every time he thinks of these things, Kato Kanji feels like a knife piercing his heart.
Fortunately, he now controls a fleet alone. Tomosaburo Kato, whom he has always looked down upon, is seriously ill and has only a few days to live. There is no need for him to listen to his words anymore.
"Only a war can make the stupid moderates realize how stupid it was to sign the Washington Naval Treaty." Every time he thinks about this, Kanji Kato always grits his teeth.
The battlecruiser captain of the "King Kong", Colonel Seki Kanjo, said: "The Washington Naval Treaty of that year was really a huge mistake..."
Kanji Kato nodded and said: "I once said back then that the struggle between the Japanese and American navies for dominance in the Pacific and the economic war between Japan and the United States over China will inevitably lead to a war for hegemony between the Japanese and American navies, and Japan will not
Conducive to protracted war... The United States has strong industrial strength, and there is no need to maintain large armaments in peacetime. Even if it uses Japan's equivalent or inferior standing force, it can still expand its fleet in time after the outbreak of war and maintain security. And like Japan, in
A country that is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of resources and industry does not have a strong standing force in peacetime, and will have nothing to rely on in a crisis..."
Kanjo Seki has always been a follower and admirer of Kanji Kato. He listened carefully to what Kanji Kato said: "As a sovereign country, Japan should have the same armaments as the United States. Maintaining 70% is the biggest concession.
I have been fighting unyieldingly against Tomosaburo Kato and firmly opposed him to take advantage of the trap set by Britain and the United States and ruin the future of the Imperial Navy, but I still failed!"
"No, Your Excellency, Commander, did not fail!" Guan Qiancheng said categorically: "The ones who failed were those capitulationists and cowards. Only by having more commanders like Your Excellency, the Imperial Navy can truly become the number one maritime power.
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Kato Kanji did not speak, but in his heart he still very much agreed with what Guan Qiancheng said.
The empire must become tougher. People in the army are said to have no brains, but at least the people in the army dare to do whatever they think of. They don't have as many worries as the navy.
It's time for the Navy to let young men take charge.
Yamamoto Gonbei, who has high hopes from the Imperial Navy, is about to become prime minister, but why has he repeatedly warned himself to do everything possible not to provoke a war with China?
Could it be that the higher their status, the smaller their size?
Kanji Kato is unwilling to give in...
"Report, a China destroyer is approaching our waters."
This report immediately alarmed Kato Kanji and Seki Kanjo.
"sure?"
"Yes, sure, it's the destroyer "Shanghai" of the China Navy!"
"Immediately..." Kato Kanji thought for a while and suppressed his anger:
"Tell the China Shanghai that this is Japanese waters and order them to leave immediately!"